2+ week, 2+ day ago (442+ words) Jim Avila covered major stories from 9/11 to the wars in Iraq and the Persian Gulf. David Muir looks back at his legacy. Jim Avila, award-winning ABC News correspondent, dead at 70 Jim Avila covered major stories from 9/11 to the wars in Iraq and the Persian Gulf. David Muir looks back at his legacy. Oakland Mayor Lee holds news conference on arrests in connection with homicides, shootings View of Paris skyline Tracking the storm hitting southern California with heavy rain and potential mudslides Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava during eruption Trump calls for DOJ probe into other Epstein ties, including Clinton Several protesters detained outside Chicago-area ICE detention center 'Violent' inmate on the run after throwing chemical substance at officer: Police Thief steals nearly $10K in Pok'mon, sports cards from Tom Brady's store: NYPD New Jersey dad dies after developing meat allergy from…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (417+ words) "The Family Stone" was released in 2005. A sequel to "The Family Stone" is in the works. Bezucha said he was working on the new script when he learned of Keaton's death last month at the age of 79. Keaton died on Oct. 11 of pneumonia, according to'People, which cited a statement from the actress's family. "I've been haunted by the loss of Sybil for months now while I worked on it, and so this was a low on a tender bruise already," Bezucha said. "Mentally, I've been spending time in that house where I've been missing her for a while already."' He added that Keaton's death made him want to "do a good job by the rest of the cast" and "honor her even more." Keaton starred in "The Family Stone" alongside Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (909+ words) MSNBC enters the hall of retired corporate names this weekend, with the network formally switching over to MS NOW NEW YORK -- Asked what viewers should expect when television's MSNBC makes its corporate divorce from NBC News official this weekend, network president Rebecca Kutler points to a poster on the wall of a conference room at its new offices off Times Square. Its message reads: "Same Mission. New Name." Saturday is when MSNBC officially becomes MS NOW, standing for My Source for News, Opinion and the World. That's the most visible manifestation of parent company Comcast's decision to spin off most of its cable networks into a new company known as Versant. It's tough enough when one partner tells another that they're leaving for someone new. In this case, they're just leaving the partner behind; a cable television network is considered…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (214+ words) Jim Avila, former ABC News senior correspondent and "20/20" correspondent, passed away after a long illness. He was 69 years old. Former ABC News senior correspondent Jim Avila dies at 69 Jim Avila, former ABC News senior correspondent and "20/20" correspondent, passed away after a long illness. He was 69 years old. NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani discusses plans for NYC universal child care at Brooklyn school Starbucks' unionized workers strike in Philadelphia 10-year anniversary of Paris terror attack Outside motion hearing for former FBI dir. James Comey in Alexandria, VA Dow Jones Industrial Average Tracking new storm hitting the West Coast; record warmth surging into the Midwest Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava during eruption What Marco Rubio's summit in Canada means for Sudan, Russia and beyond Starbucks workers strike at some stores nationwide in 'Red Cup rebellion,' union says 10 years on, France honors victims of Paris…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (894+ words) LONDON -- The BBC has issued a public apology to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021, but said it "strongly disagreed there is a basis for a defamation claim." Since it was established more than a century ago, Britain's public broadcaster has been no stranger to controversy. Over the past week, it has been embroiled in one of its deepest-ever crisis as its director general stepped down, its head of news quit, questions were raised over the veracity of its journalism and Trump said he is mulling a billion-dollar lawsuit. Pressure on the broadcaster has been growing since the right-leaning Daily Telegraph newspaper published parts of a dossier compiled by the BBC's adviser on standards and guidelines on Nov. 3. As well as criticizing the BBC's coverage of transgender issues and raising concerns of anti-Israel bias…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (433+ words) The first three episodes of "All's Fair" are out now on Hulu. Jessica Simpson's newest role is creating a buzz. The singer, who stars in the new Ryan Murphy-directed series "All's Fair," appeared in the show's third episode during its season premiere on Hulu on Tuesday night. Simpson guest-stars in the episode as'a woman married to a rock star and is nearly unrecognizable in the role, her character having undergone plastic surgery to look younger.' At the "All's Fair" world premiere in Los Angeles, California, last month, Simpson told "Good Morning America" that transforming into the role was "empowering."' "I have thought about it damn-near every day since," she said at the time. "I will say it was empowering to know that I could do it. Walking in, I just had to act like I knew what I was doing…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (157+ words) "Good Morning America" first aired on Nov. 3, 1975. On Nov. 3, 1975, a new era of morning television began when co-anchors David Hartman and Nancy Dussault welcomed viewers to ABC's new show, "Good Morning America." Fifty years later, on Nov. 3, 2025, the show's current co-anchors, Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan and George Stephanopoulos, kicked off a celebration of the show's milestone anniversary with the same three words to viewers, "Good morning, America." In the five decades since the show's first broadcast, "GMA" has brought viewers everywhere from cities and towns across the United States to countries around the world, on adrenaline-inducing adventures and in conversation with celebrities, world leaders and everyday people alike. Tune into "Good Morning America" on Monday, Nov. 3, from 7 am to 9 am ET, on ABC to see a celebration of "GMA"'s 50 years, featuring past co-anchors including Joan Lunden, Charlie Gibson, Diane…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (242+ words) The talented anchors and correspondents you see every morning on "Good Morning America" reflect on the morning show as it turns 50, sharing some favorite moments and what it means to them. Anchors past and present talk about the legacy of 'GMA' The talented anchors and correspondents you see every morning on "Good Morning America" reflect on the morning show as it turns 50, sharing some favorite moments and what it means to them. View of the US Capitol on day 34 of the federal government shutdown Tracking the lingering rain and gusty winds from the Northwest into the Upper Midwest; cool fall-like feel in the East; weather across America to start the new workweek Rescue workers at scene of partially collapsed Medieval tower in Rome Dow Jones Industrial Average Government shutdown: New battle over SNAP benefits as healthcare premiums rise Candidates rally…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (538+ words) BBC Director-General Tim Davie has left the broadcaster in turmoil after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened legal action LONDON -- Outgoing BBC Director-General Tim Davie has left a broadcast institution in turmoil after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to sue over the way his speech was edited in a documentary. The publicly funded broadcaster is facing its most serious crisis in years over accusations of bias and misleading editing of Trump's speech on Jan. 6, 2021, before a crowd of his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington. The BBC's chair apologized for an "error of judgment," and both Davie and head of news Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday. Davie, who had spent two decades at the BBC, oversaw a series of controversies at the corporation during his five-year tenure as director general. A look at some of the scandals during Davie's tenure and how the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (433+ words) Avila served as an ABC News senior correspondent and a 20/20 correspondent. Jim Avila, a former longtime ABC News senior correspondent, whose investigative journalism earned him several of the most prestigious awards in broadcast news, has died. He was 69. His death after a long illness was announced internally by ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic." "Jim was a gifted journalist and a generous colleague," Karamehmedovic said in an email to staff. Avila had also a been 20/20 correspondent based in Los Angeles before departing from the network in 2021. He specialized in politics, justice, law and consumer investigations. He had previously covered the White House from 2012 to 2016, during President Barack Obama's second term. "He won the prestigious Merriman Award from the White House Correspondents Association for breaking the news that the United States and Cuba had reopened diplomatic relations," according to his ABC News…...